Indian Railway Logo

A circular red badge containing a white, stylised front view of a steam locomotive at the centre. The locomotive sits on a background of evenly spaced horizontal white lines inside the inner circle; a small circular medallion with a simplif...

Logo

Red circular Indian Railways emblem with stylised white locomotive front and curved 'INDIAN RAILWAY' text.
Indian Railway logo

About Indian Railway

A circular red badge containing a white, stylised front view of a steam locomotive at the centre. The locomotive sits on a background of evenly spaced horizontal white lines inside the inner circle; a small circular medallion with a simplified Lion Capital silhouette is placed at the locomotive's face. Small white dots form an inner ring around the main emblem.

The outer red ring bears curved English wordmark text at the top reading "INDIAN RAILWAY" and Devanagari text along the left arc. The overall treatment is flat, two-tone (red and white) with a heritage/emblematic look.

What's in it: stylised steam locomotive front small circular medallion with Lion Capital (Ashoka emblem) rail grille/track pattern (beneath locomotive)

Shapes: circular badge inner ring of dots horizontal stripes curved wordmark

Style: emblematic flat heritage minimal two-tone

Text in logo: INDIAN RAILWAY; भारतीय रेल

Direct visual reference to rail transport (locomotive) and state authority (Lion Capital medallion), evoking national railway service and official/government identity.

Colors

Extracted from the image. How we pick the colors →

Indian-railway red
#C84B3B · primary
White
#FFFFFF · secondary

Indian Railway Logo History

Indian Railways is the state-owned national railway system of India; its rail operations trace back to the first passenger train in India in 1853 and the organization serves as the country's government-run rail operator.

Frequently asked

What does the central symbol represent?

A stylised front view of a locomotive with a small medallion showing the Lion Capital, representing rail transport and a government emblem.

What languages appear in the logo?

English (curved at top: 'INDIAN RAILWAY') and Hindi (Devanagari script along the left arc).

What are the primary colours used?

A solid red background with white graphic elements and text.

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